Private Law 74–784

That the Secretary

Theresa Link.

Payment to.

of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Theresa Link, Browns Valley, Minnesota, the sum of $2,500 in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the said Theresa Link on account of permanent personal injuries received on December 21, 1933, when the automobile in which she was riding near Clinton, Minnesota, was struck and demolished by a truck in the service of the Federal Civil Works Administration.

Sec. 2.

That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,

Wencel Link, Edward Block, and John Meyers.

Payment to.

authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Wencel Link, Browns Valley, Minnesota, the sum of $5, to Edward Block, Browns Valley, Minnesota, the sum of $57.35, and to John Meyers, Beardsley, Minnesota, the sum of $10, in reimbursement for the actual expenses incurred by the said Wencel Link, Edward Block, and John Meyers, respectively, for medical or hospital treatment on account of personal injuries sustained in such accident of December 21, 1933, such persons also being occupants of the automobile struck and demolished in the manner described in the first paragraph of this Act: Provided, That no part of the amount

Proviso.

Limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees.

appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any

Penalty for violation.

person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.